Bite Size Lessons: Science & Technology
Bite-Sized Lessons turn mealtime into discovery time with fun facts perfectly sized for curious minds. Each printable table mat transforms ordinary moments into learning adventures – no screens required!
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Bite Size Lesson: Animal & Living Things Placemat Printables
Bite Size Lessons turn mealtime into discovery time with fun facts perfectly sized for curious minds. Each printable table mat transforms ordinary moments into learning adventures – no screens required!
5 Lesser-Known December Holidays Your Kind Kid Can Celebrate
For those who celebrate, Christmas is a chance to reflect on all the reasons we have to be grateful. But there are other lesser-known days in December that also give kind kids a chance to exercise their empathy.
Bite Size Lesson: Nature & Environment
Bite Size Lessons turn mealtime into discovery time with fun facts perfectly sized for curious minds. Each printable table mat transforms ordinary moments into learning adventures – no screens required!
Bite Size Lessons: Human Body & Senses Placemat Printables
Bite Size Lessons turn mealtime into discovery time with fun facts perfectly sized for curious minds. Each printable table mat transforms ordinary moments into learning adventures – no screens required!
How to Make a DIY Telescope
Do you have an empty paper-towel roll? Then you're well on your way to making a fun DIY telescope with your kids!
DIY Flameless Cardboard Tube Candle Craft
Lighting a candle is not always practical with kids in the house. This flameless “flickering” candle uses materials you have at home and the kids can make it safely.
Election Day Activities and Crafts for Kids
With the 2024 election quickly approaching, politics is likely top of mind for most of us right now.
Gallant Kids Spotlight: Peyton Anderson
Peyton Anderson, a 10-year-old from Wisconsin, is a champion in and out of the water. When she’s not training for elite swimming competitions, she’s dedicating her time to helping homeless children in Wisconsin and California.
Teaching Kids about Money
As soon as young adults step foot on a college campus, they’re flooded with credit card offers. Many sign up for them and immediately max them out. Others might sign up for one and barely use it — avoiding spending money they don’t have.
Screen-Free(ish) Sundays: 5 Crafts That Celebrate Self-Expression and Creativity
Some arts and crafts require kids to follow step-by-step directions — but there’s more than one way to get creative! Sometimes the best way to encourage kids to explore self-expression is to offer up crafts that have endless possibilities and let them use their own ideas to make a masterpiece.
Screen Free(ish) Sunday: 5 Activities to Do With Your Kids This Spring
It’s time to welcome back spring and its flowers, warmer weather and sunshine. It’s also the perfect opportunity to find new spring activities that will get you and your kids outside and off those screens!
15 Cool Things for Kids to Read
Our award-winning magazines for kids deliver a monthly dose of encouragement, keeping kids of every age inspired and challenged. Help them learn and grow with kids magazines from Highlights!
How Do You Celebrate Ramadan?
In our "How Do We Celebrate" series, we share the unique and special traditions of all families, particularly with regards to spirituality and religion, but also other traditions that connect to meaning.
Build Healthy Study Habits with Bite-Sized Learning and Play
While homework in elementary school is usually minimal, your child has many years of studying ahead of them. Teaching study skills to kids now – in age-appropriate ways – can pay dividends later as they progress through middle and high school.
6 Types of Books Your Baby Needs Now
Books are a perfect way to broaden your baby’s horizon and vocabulary.
12 Ways to Jumpstart Your Summer Fun
Start off summer fun strong with these cool sure-to-please summer activities.
Baked Cinnamon Doughnuts Recipe for Kids
Whoever says that if something tastes good it’s bad for you hasn’t tried one of these.
Prep time: 15 minutes
Baking time: 15 minutes
Total time: 30 minutes
Makes: 12 doughnuts
What Kids Learn
How to Make Homemade Ice Cream
Making homemade ice cream is a fun way to involve kids in the kitchen. But unlike some recipes, this one has some key steps and ingredients that you won’t want to ad lib. They’re not hard (we promise!), but they’ll help you understand more about what goes into this tasty summer treat.
How to Make Stovetop Popcorn
It's time for some healthy popcorn perfection! Stovetop popcorn offers just the right mix of cooking drama and gastronomic satisfaction — and it goes from burner to belly in 10 minutes flat. Here's how to make popcorn on a stove!
10 Ways to Salvage a Bad Morning with Your Kids
It is a universal truth: Mornings are hard. When the ticking clock meets with tired people, lost shoes, smelly lunch boxes and unsigned reading logs, it often makes for a not-so-pleasant goodbye, which makes the rest of the day feel a little off.
Behind the Scenes: The Science Behind Hidden Pictures Puzzles
Hidden Pictures puzzles have been a beloved feature of Highlights for Children since launching in 1946. Today, there are over 30 varieties of Hidden Pictures puzzles, all created to challenge and delight from infancy through adulthood.
7 Inspiring Motherhood Quotes for New Moms
Between the sweet baby smell and the sound of your little one cooing with delight, there is so much to be excited about in this new chapter — and, of course, plenty of unsolicited advice.